Huo Yuhao had no intention of hiding his Spirit or Spirit Abilities, so he did not refuse Wu Changkong's request. However, his offensive Spirit Abilities were all of the mental attribute and were not as easily observed as other Spirit Abilities. His calm gaze swept over the people in the field, finally stopping on Xie Xie. In his mental perception, Xie Xie's mental force field was the weakest. He whispered an apology in his heart.
In the next moment, three pitch-black spirit rings, deep as the night, silently emerged from beneath Huo Yuhao's feet and rotated slowly. That pure, heart-palpitating black light instantly captured the attention of everyone in the training ground. Ten thousand year spirit rings! Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's pupils shrank, and even Wu Changkong's ice-like face showed a faint flicker of emotion. They knew Huo Yuhao was a Spirit Elder, but they had not expected that his spirit soul had already risen to ten thousand years.
At the very moment everyone's minds were awed by the spirit rings, the expression on Xie Xie's face suddenly froze. His eyes lost focus as if he had been hit head-on by an invisible sledgehammer, and his entire body fell straight backward without any warning. Tang Wulin, who was beside him, reacted extremely quickly, taking a step forward to catch his limp body. Wu Changkong's figure appeared beside Xie Xie as if by teleportation, his finger lightly touching the boy's forehead as his spirit power flowed through to investigate.
After a moment, his brow relaxed slightly. Xie Xie had only fallen into a brief coma and was not in any serious danger. He slowly straightened up and cast his gaze toward Huo Yuhao again, lingering for several seconds on the three black spirit rings silently rotating beneath the boy's feet. Even with his heart-nature, the look of shock in his eyes could not be completely hidden. After a moment of silence, Wu Changkong's cold voice rang out in the training ground. He noted the mental-type Spirit and asked if it was Spirit Sea Realm mental force.
Although Shrek Academy was becoming increasingly arrogant, the students coming out of there indeed had some skill. Although he had not felt how Huo Yuhao had made his move, Wu Changkong still judged the nature of Huo Yuhao's Spirit from Xie Xie's condition. Huo Yuhao had not used any Spirit Ability just now; he had merely used the basic mental force application techniques he had mastered while following Han Tianyi to cultivate. A simple Mental Shock was enough to make Xie Xie fall without any resistance.
A low groan broke the silence. Xie Xie's eyelids flickered as he slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was vacant at first, then focused on Tang Wulin's face right in front of him, and he asked somewhat vaguely what happened to him. Tang Wulin glanced at Huo Yuhao not far away, already understanding the reason in his heart, yet he could not bear to bluntly state the demoralizing truth that he was knocked unconscious by a single look from the new student. He paused, steadied Xie Xie, and simply replied that he just fainted.
This could be considered a white lie, as he did not speak the truth he had deduced. Xie Xie blinked, seemingly still trying to piece together the fragmented memories, his face still showing a bit of daze and confusion. Wu Changkong's gaze fell on Huo Yuhao as he asked what his Spirit was. He was cold and proud by nature and always direct in his actions, feeling even less of a need to beat around the bush with his students. Huo Yuhao answered frankly that it was an Original Body Martial Soul, Spirit Eyes.
Except for Gu Yue, who already knew, and Xie Xie, whose consciousness was still hazy, both Wu Changkong and Tang Wulin were stunned upon hearing this. Spirit Eyes was one of the twin spirits that the famous Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago was known for; everyone in the world knew of it. However, this thought only flashed through his mind, and Tang Wulin even speculated that perhaps it was precisely because he had awakened the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul that he had been named Huo Yuhao.
After a brief silence, a barely perceptible tremor passed through the depths of Wu Changkong's ice-blue eyes. He looked at Huo Yuhao's face for a couple more moments, suppressing certain conjectures in his heart. He stared at Huo Yuhao and asked about his mental force. He mentioned it should not be just at the beginning of the Spirit Sea Realm and asked for the specific value. After Huo Yuhao underwent fusion with the Evil Eye Spirit Soul at the age of six, his mental force had already broken through the threshold of the Spirit Sea Realm. He replied that he had not tested the specific value in a long time.
Wu Changkong said no more. With a wave of his right hand, an all-silver portable mental force testing spirit tool appeared in his palm. He decided to test it now. Everyone's eyes focused on Huo Yuhao in unison. Even Gu Yue wanted to know to what extent this Senior Brother's mental force had been cultivated. Wu Changkong pointed the testing spirit tool at Huo Yuhao's forehead, and a silver-white halo swept over silently. On the screen facing him, the numbers began to jump rapidly.
100, 300, 500. The value climbed extremely fast, breaking through the 500 mark almost without any delay, marking the entry of his mental force into the Spirit Sea Realm. 800, 1000, 2000. Tang Wulin, supporting the not-yet-fully-recovered Xie Xie, along with Gu Yue, involuntarily huddled around Wu Changkong, their eyes tightly locked onto the constantly updating screen. Finally, the flashing cursor slowed down and stopped at a clear number: 3748.
Even though they were mentally prepared, this number still brought them a strong shock. A mental force value exceeding 5000 is the spirit abyss realm, a realm that countless Spirit Masters find unattainable in their entire lives. But for Huo Yuhao, entering the spirit abyss realm was already a certainty, and the future Spirit Domain Realm could be said to be well within his grasp. Xie Xie opened his mouth, his eyes a bit dazed. He noted that when he last tested, his mental force had only just passed 200.
The way he looked at Huo Yuhao was as if he were looking at a monster. They were of similar age, yet the gap in their mental force was more than tenfold, which made the consistently proud boy feel an unprecedented sense of defeat. Wu Changkong silently withdrew the spirit tool, and his usually cold blue eyes now rarely showed a hint of warmth. His gaze toward Huo Yuhao was like examining a naturally formed, rare treasure. As a level sixty-nine Spirit Emperor, his own mental force was only a little over four thousand points.
And the nine-year-old boy before him was already about to catch up to him in terms of mental force. Even if Huo Yuhao was a Spirit-attribute Spirit Master, this current mental force value was simply too far beyond the norm. On the other side, a flash of surprise also flickered deep within Gu Yue's pitch-black pupils, and she quietly clenched her hands at her sides. Even with the majority of the Silver Dragon King's power sealed, she felt that the mental force and spirit power she displayed in human form should be top-tier among her peers.
Now she knew that there is always someone better; she had been too conservative. A trace of imperceptible silver light flowed through the deepest part of her eyes. With a slight thought, she unobtrusively added a little bit to her own mental force. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it had already been a month since Huo Yuhao arrived in Donghai City. In the current Class Zero, although he had the highest talent and the strongest strength, he showed no trace of arrogance and quickly bonded with Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others.
Youthful heart-nature is inherently pure. Spending every day together, training and sparring, their friendship naturally grew deeper day by day. During this month, Huo Yuhao had transmigrated back to ten thousand years ago once more. In the world of ten thousand years ago, nothing particularly special happened. Every day, besides his cultivation, he immersed himself in studying spirit tools in his family's small shop. However, Huo Yuhao was already preparing to move. In another year, he would be eleven years old, and according to historical records, that was exactly the age when he entered Shrek Academy.
And Huo Yuhao's plan ten thousand years ago was also to enter Shrek Academy. His mother, Huo Yuner, was just an ordinary person, so he naturally could not bear to leave her alone in West Arrival City. So Huo Yuhao's plan was to take his mother to settle in Shrek City, so that he could see her often while at the academy, and Shrek City should also be much safer. When he transmigrated back to ten thousand years later, the end of the term at Donghai Academy had also arrived.
The final examination set by Wu Changkong held no difficulty for Huo Yuhao. The first assessment was a combat test in the Riotous Spirit Ascension Platform. Having grown up in the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters since childhood, he was more than familiar with the Spirit Ascension Platform. Regarding the content of today's second final assessment, Huo Yuhao felt a great deal of curiosity.
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